A FIGHT with Antonio Tarver for the most meaningful version of the world light-heavyweight championship is back on my agenda - but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Promoter Frank Warren has re-opened talks with the Tarver camp - we did try to get the fight on in May after Tarver's shock defeat of Roy Jones junior - and there could be some news next week.

But it's a big ask for Frank to persuade Tarver to fight me, it will probably cost millions, and I would undoubtedly have to go to the USA.

I'm prepared to do that and I'm not concerned about having to go in with Tarver in my first light-heavyweight contest, though I'd have preferred to have fought and beaten Glen Johnson for the IBF version first.

But there are other possible fights for Tarver and that's where the difficulties lie.

The first and most obvious one is a third fight with Roy Jones after one win apiece.

That would be of great interest in the USA and would earn both men millions of dollars, but first Jones has to beat Glen Johnson in September and then both men would have to lower their pay demands.

The second possibility is Tarver fighting at heavyweight where his promoter, Don King, has a monopoly of possible opponents.

But the only fight there where he could earn big money is against Mike Tyson and despite Tyson's age, most people believe he would annihilate Tarver, who had bones broken by a non-punching light heavyweight in Eric Harding.

The fight could come off because of the money both would make, but Tarver would be nuts to risk it.

The third possibility is Tarver meeting the mandatory challenger for his title, either Australia's Paul Briggs or Croatia's European champion Stipe Drvis, due to meet in a final eliminator.

But there would be no money in that and Tarver would only take it as a last resort.

Personally, I don't think Tarver will fight at heavyweight because I think he knows he's not big enough or good enough so, if the Jones return doesn't happen, a fight against me is definitely a realistic option.

Meanwhile, my injury jinx has struck again. If it isn't one thing it's another at the moment. No sooner was I over my back spasms when I woke up one morning this week with a pain in my leg.

I thought it was a pulled muscle at first, but it turned out to be a trapped nerve, so I have had to put off a full return to training for another week.

I see British heavyweight champion Matt Skelton is fighting American Alfred Cole at the end of the month, but I would put money on him fighting Audley Harrison in September or October.

If Harrison is ever to win the world title he needs to make rapid progress in the next 12 months before any meaningful contenders arrive on a vapid heavyweight scene. Harrison is not getting any younger and the talent in the heavyweight division at present is non-existent.

Having said that, I remain of the opinion Harrison will never win a major title. He can't punch his weight and I don't think he has a chin. One blow by a proper puncher and I think the lights would go out.

The WBC world super-featherweight title my stablemate Gavin Rees was due to fight for duly went to his proposed opponent Mike Anchondo.

America-based Argentinian Anchondo easily beat former champion Julio Pablo Chacon on points over 12 rounds and gave him a bit of a hiding, knocking him down in the final round.

It was a toe-to-toe contest, the like of which would undoubtedly have suited Gavin, who loves nothing better than a war of attrition.

But I truly believe Gavin failing to make the weight at a pre-fight weigh-in was a blessing in disguise because I believe he would have struggled at super-featherweight.

He has since fought and won and impressed at lightweight and that's where he should stay. If he trains hard and fights regularly he can quickly climb the lightweight ladder and could yet win the world title he craves.